High capacity Panasonic SDXC memory cards : Panasonic announce the availability of the company's first 64 GB and 48 GB SDXC memory cards. SDXC is the next generation SD memory card, a new standard for storing data more than 32 GB and up to 2 terabytes. The new Panasonic SDXC memory cards, the RP-SDW64GE1K (64 GB) and RP-SDW48GE1K (48 GB) are Panasonic's largest-sized GOLD cards with Class 10 speed specification. Featuring new advanced Super Intelligent Controller helps to improve the reliability of the card and extend its lifetime. The new 64 GB and 48 GB SDXC memory cards will be globally introduced in February 2010 with suggested retail prices of $599.95 and $449.95, respectively.

Skype and Panasonic announce collaboration : Panasonic, a worldwide leader in high definition technology and built-in TV web entertainment, and skype, a leader in internet communications, announced a collaboration that will enable consumers to make voice and video calls over skype on panasonic's line of 2010 VIERA CAST-enabled HDTVs planned for launch in spring 2010. This collaboration takes skype to another platform, in addition to the computer and the mobile phone, which is the technology heart of the home, the television. Skype joins a growing list of web-based offerings on panasonic’s viera cast-enabled HDTVs including amazon video on demand, youtube, picasa web albums, bloomberg news and weather information.